Conviser Law Center

Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace

Created in 1996, the Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace is a national center for research, training, dialogue, and reflection on the law that governs the workplace. It serves as an intellectual home for the labor and employment law community, both in the Chicago area and nationwide. 

The Institute pools the resources of leading academic scholars and the practicing professional community to train students and professionals, monitor policies and trends, and reflect upon issues confronting the labor and employment law community in a neutral setting. It is also the home of Chicago-Kent’s J.D. Certificate Program in Labor and Employment Law, and has served as a springboard for countless legal careers. Students benefit from the Institute's varied resources, which include:

Conviser Law Center

Conferences and Events

The Institute sponsors and coordinates multiple nationally-recognized employment and labor law conferences annually, including the Federal Sector Labor Relations and Labor Law Conference, the Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference, and the Kenneth M. Piper Memorial Lecture in Labor Law.

Chicago-Kent faculty and students

Publications and Writing Competitions

Students at the Institute for Law and the Workplace have the opportunity to participate on student editorial boards for two Chicago-Kent publications devoted to labor and employment law issues, and compete annually for the Mary Rose Strubbe Labor & Employment Law Writing Prize and in the Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition

Chicago-Kent student

Scholarships

A variety of scholarships are made available to students in Chicago-Kent's Program in Labor and Employment Law through the generosity of the Institute for Law and the Workplace's many members, alumni, and friends. Students enrolled in the Program in Labor and Employment Law are eligible for scholarship support based on academic performance, prior experience in labor and employment relations, and financial need.

Contact Information:

Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Conviser Law Center
565 West Adams Street
Chicago, IL 60661

Nicole Buonocore Porter, Director - 312.906.5226
Emily Aleisa, Assistant Director - 312.906.5396
Marsha Ross-Jackson, Executive Director - 312.906.5346
Tristan Kirvin, Program Associate - 312.906.5111